59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) welcomes The Shop with the US premiere of TENDER NAPALM, written by Philip Ridley and directed by Paul Takacs. TENDER NAPALM begins performances on Thursday, August 23 for a limited engagement through Sunday, September 9. Press opening is Wednesday, August 29 at 7:30 PM. The performance schedule is Tuesday – Thursday at 7:30 PM; Friday and Saturday at 8:30 PM; and Sunday at 3:30 PM. Performances are at 59E59 Theaters (59 East 59th Street, between Park and Madison Avenues). Tickets are $18 ($12.60 for 59E59 Members). To purchase tickets, call Ticket Central at (212) 279-4200 or go to www.59e59.org.
August heats up at 59E59 Theaters with the scorching return of playwright and provocateur Philip Ridley (Vincent River) to 59E59 Theaters. Ridley's TENDER NAPALM is an "explosive" (The Guardian) play about the ever-looming terror and uncertainty of love. Though a swirling world of ancient mythology, comic book superheroes, sci-fi adventurers and fairy tales, a young couple retraces the history of their love back to its beginnings. Can it survive?Winner of the London Fringe Best Play Award, the play premiered in the UK at the Southwark Playhouse in April 2011.The cast for the US premiere features Blake Ellis (The Lieutenant of Inishmore at Berkeley Rep) and Amelia Workman (Cordelia in Young Jean Lee's Lear).The design team includes Steven C. Kemp (scenic design); Dante Olivia Smith (lighting design); and Toby Jaguar Algya (sound design). The movement director is Yasmine Lee. The stage manager is Michele Ebel.Videos